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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28, I919- Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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AMELIA, PFROMMER, OI PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA NIPPLE FOR NURSING-BOTTLES AND HOLDERS THEREFOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1919. 'Serial 110,307,277.

prehends a holder which may be suitably attached to the neck of a milk bottle, regardless of the particular shape or configuration thereof and which is adapted to receive and effectively hold a nipple, the nipple being held against accidental removal from the bottles and the novel manner of application of the nipple preventing leakage from the bottle.

Still further the invention comprehends a holder which in the application of the nipple thereto and the application of the holder to the bottle, provides a structure in which no part of the nipple will extend directly into the neck of the bottle and which therefore comprehends a sanitary arrangement, the nipple and holder being furthermore easily removable from the bottle and readily removable from each other so that the various parts can be cleaned or sterilized when desired.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of ref erence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a bottle showing'the nipple and holder applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken through the holder and nipple, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder with the nipple removed.

Referring more particularly to the views the numeral 10 indicates a nursing bottle having the usual neck 11 and which may or may not be provided with an annular boss 12, the numeral 13 indicating a nipple which is adapted to be held in a suitable holder 14, applied to the neck of the bottle. The holder is preferably formed of celluloid or some Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

other suitable resilient material and is a oneplece construction, being in the nature of a split ring, providing an inner wall 15 and an outer spacedwall 16, forming a groove 17 therebetween, said walls 15, 16 being formed integral with and projecting upwardly from a substantially'circular boss 18. The ends of the outer wall 16 as well as the inner wall 15 are curved as at 19 and as mentioned heretofore, the holder is in the nature of a split ringso that it can be opened to permit of slipping the holder over the boss 12 of the bottle on to the neck 11:

' In the use of the device, the base of the nipple 13 is arranged in the groove 17 as shown and the holder is thenslipped over the bottle, the ring being expanded with the base of the nipple, so as to permit of readily applying the holder to the bottle and because of the resiliency of the material of the holder and the resilient action of the rubber or' other material from which thenipple may be formed, it will be apparent that the holder will securely grip and encircle the neck of the bottle and thus be frictionally held thereon, the inner wall 15 being frictionally held against the face of the neck by reason of the resiliency thereof and the tendency of the ring to close up or contract, while the resiliency of the material of the nipple will also aid in binding the wall 15 to the neck.

With this construction it will be seen that the holder will be held on the bottle sufficiently securely to prevent the infant from pulling the holder and nipple away from the bottle and the nipple will of course also be securely held in the holder so that accidental removal of the nipple from the bottle will be prevented, while atthe same time when it is desired to fill the bottle or cleanse and sterilize the same a slight pressure against the holder, forcing its ends apart will permit of readily removing the same from the bottle and the holder and nipple can then be separated and independently cleaned or sterilized.

I am aware that various forms of nipple holders have been employed heretofore 1n connection with bottles to secure the nipple against accidental removal, but in a major ty of these instances the holder has a portlon thereof extending into the neck of the bottle thus providing numerous crevices or places where milk will adhere and later on dry and become sour thus providing an unsanitary construction. With my device, however, the nipple When applied to the holder and the latter when applied to the bottle will present a structure in which the nipple will appear in fact as being a continuation of the bottle as to the configuration of the neck and the construction set forth it will be seen, is therefore simple, efiective and sanitary and because of the one-piece formation of the holder, the latter can be cheaply manufactured to effect the desired result. It will of course be understood that if desirable, the nipple may be securely anchored in the holder to form a single unit therewith, various forms of assembly beingv possible Without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims:

Having described my invention, I claim,

1. A holder for a nipple and a bottle c0mprising a split ring formed to provide a boss and upstanding inner and outer walls With the inner wall spaced from the outer Wall to provide a groove adapted for the reception of the nipple, said boss encircling the exterior of the bottle with the inner Wall adapted to bear against the periphery of the neck.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a holder for a nipple and a bottle comprisin a single piece of resilient material of a sp it ring formation, formed to provide-a circumferential bead and upstanding inner and outer walls, the inner Wall being spaced from the outer wall to provide a groove for the reception'of the nipple, the upper end of the groove being open and the loWer end thereof terminating in said bead.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

AMELIA PFROMMER.

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